PANTAENIUS U.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-10.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
27
-3.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PANTAENIUS U.K. LIMITED 1990-02-21 → present
- MAPBEST LIMITED 1990-01-19 → 1990-02-21
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £187,898 | £660,053 | £563,113 | |
| Cash | £907,967 | £1,891,356 | £1,688,448 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,298,847 | £2,604,657 | £2,732,523 | |
| Net assets | £2,206,631 | £2,546,135 | £2,663,526 | |
| Equity | £2,206,631 | £2,546,135 | £2,663,526 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 28 | 27 | |
| Wages | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 35.0% | 33.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.88x | 3.00x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
Group structure
- PANTAENIUS U.K. LIMITED · parent
- Marine Claims Service Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company is currently involved in an ongoing legal proceeding related to an unfair dismissal claim filed by a former employee. While the outcome of this litigation is uncertain, based on legal advice, the Company may be liable for potential compensation payments and legal costs if the claim is successful. The potential financial impact of this claim cannot be reliably estimated at this time.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Deborah | Director | 2023-02-27 | Aug 1975 | British |
| CRICK, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2025-02-08 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WIMBRIDGE, Michael David | Director | 2020-11-12 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Deborah Anne | Secretary | 2016-03-01 | 2023-02-27 |
| JOLLY, Julie | Secretary | 2015-07-01 | 2016-03-01 |
| MCCURDY, John Arthur Morris | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2015-07-01 |
| SULLIVAN, Barrie | Secretary | — | 2007-12-31 |
| BAUM, Harald | Director | — | 2021-10-21 |
| BAUM, Martin | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2021-10-21 |
| MCCURDY, John Arthur Morris | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2015-07-01 |
| SCHROEDER, Anna Victoria | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2023-02-27 |
| SULLIVAN, Barrie | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Baum | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2021-01-19 | Ceased 2021-10-22 |
| Pantaenius Holding Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-01 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-11-01 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-11-01 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-11-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-10.7%
£1,891,356 £1,688,448
-
Net assets
+4.6%
£2,546,135 £2,663,526
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-3.6%
28 27
lowest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers